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#Arizona's Growth Machine keeps churning even as existing communities dry up: Thinking about #Grand Canyon river flows " Jonathan P. Thompson (Land Desk. org) #Colorado River #COriver #aridification
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (723+ words) Click the link to read the article on The Land Desk website (Jonathan P. Thompson): " Aridification Watch " Sometimes it feels like there are two parallel Southwestern United States out there. One is naturally arid, is getting hotter and hotter by the…...
Local leaders gear up for unprecedented wildfire season " The #Aspen Daily News
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (342+ words) Click the link to read the article on The Aspen Daily News website (Lucy Peterson). Here's an excerpt: April 17, 2026 Roaring Fork Valley governments and fire and law enforcement agencies are gearing up for what is anticipated to be a much…...
Critics question feds" plans for future of #Colorado River: In years of severe #drought, "the system is failing", #Climate Change is sapping river flows as #Lake Powell, #Lake Mead water levels continue to fall " The #Denver Post #COriver #aridification
7+ hour ago (526+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website (Elise Schmelzer). Here"s an excerpt: The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River systemstand at a dire crossroads. As a years…...
San Diego vs. Brawley: A 33-to-1 disparity in the cost of Colorado River water
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (559+ words) San Diego vs. Brawley: A 36-to-1 disparity in municipal water rates'coyotegulch. blog There's a 33-to-1 disparity in the cost of Colorado River water that's being utilized by the residents of San Diego, versus the residents of Brawley " both of which…...
Conservation isn't enough for the #Colorado River's drier future, #Arizona State University water expert says " KJZZ. org #COriver #aridification
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (149+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on the KJZZ website (Alex Hager). Here's an excerpt: A new article by an Arizona State University water expert argues that existing conservation measures are a step in the right direction,…...
San Diego: America's 4th most expensive municipal water
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (415+ words) coyotegulch. blog Residents in the San Diego region currently pay between $3, 707 and $5, 179 per acre-foot of water1, making San Diego's municipal water the fourth most expensive in America " after San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland. 2 For years San Diego relied almost entirely on…...
The Ship Needs a Captain: A call for leadership in the #Colorado River Basin " "Page Buono and Sinjin Eberle (American Rivers. org) #COriver #aridification
1+ week, 1+ day ago (206+ words) Click the link to read the article on the American Rivers website (Page Buono and Sinjin Eberle): The situation is clear: the precipitation outlook in the Colorado River Basin is dire, the river cannot sustain the demands placed on it,…...
#Climate Change doesn't care about your bandwidth: Crises abound these days, that doesn't mean the global warming menace has abated " Quentin Young (Colorado Newsline. com)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (199+ words) Click the link to read the commentary on the Colorado Newsline website (Quentin Young): So many crises threaten society these days. Daily news about war, the emergence of AI, runaway costs of living, the threat of new pandemics, the growing…...
A record-hot March. Now comes an El Ni'o? " Allen Best (Big Pivots. com) #ENSO #El Ni'o
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1605+ words) Click the link to read the article on the Big Pivots website (Allen Best): Will inflows into Lake Powell will drop below those of 2002? You remember that year? A year of heat, drought and fire. An essay about changes and…...
The 100-Year Error: How Selective Science Drained the #Colorado River " Bob Hembree (Lake Powell Chronicle. com) #COriver #aridification
1+ week, 5+ day ago (553+ words) coyotegulch. blog Click the link to read the article on the Lake Powell Chronicle website (Bob Hembree): The white bathtub ring clinging to the sandstone walls of Glen Canyon is more than a marker of a receding lake; it is…...